Posted by Ninafel on June 21, 2000, at 0:04:00
In reply to Re: » CarolAnn, posted by jupiter on June 20, 2000, at 9:36:44
> Carolann: That is EXACTLY what I go thru everyday ov my life. Thank you for making me feel not so alone.
I have been having a similar experience. I do find it to be true sometimes that if I "act" like I feel more loving than I initially feel, and touch my husband or smile at him or give him a hug, it does sometimes translate to actually feeling much more amorous and positive. Same with sex--if I think about how much I care for him and how wonderful he is and just say to myself, "I'll do it for him right now," quite often I get turned on, too. Prozac did lower my libido quite a bit, but I hear Effexor doesn't always have that effect. Plus the psychiatrist has some ideas (testosterone, estring, etc.) that I want to try to heighten my sexual desire again. The funny thing is, my libido went down quite a bit *before* I went on Prozac, so I know it wasn't just the SSRI.
BTW, I just started reading this board and went through all the postings for Effexor for almost a year. They were extremely helpful and I really appreciate everyone's input. I thought Cam in particular was very knowledgeable. What does he do for a living? Also, what are the posts I'm suddenly reading about him losing a child?! That is horrible! I tried to go back and look at the old posts to find out what happened, but couldn't find anything. Can someone tell me?
Nina
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